Redskins Nation is a half-hour show devoted to giving fans unfiltered access to the day's events at Redskins Park. Hosted by Larry Michael, the show features Redskins players, coaches and sit-down interviews with team officials. (Show re-airs at 11:30 p.m/7:30 a.m. daily)

Redskins Nation is a half-hour show devoted to giving fans unfiltered access to the day's events at Redskins Park. Hosted by Larry Michael, the show features Redskins players, coaches and sit-down interviews with team officials. (Show re-airs at 11:30 p.m/7:30 a.m. daily)

Redskins Nation is a half-hour show devoted to giving fans unfiltered access to the day's events at Redskins Park. Hosted by Larry Michael, the show features Redskins players, coaches and sit-down interviews with team officials. (Show re-airs at 11:30 p.m/7:30 a.m. daily)

Redskins Nation is a half-hour show devoted to giving fans unfiltered access to the day's events at Redskins Park. Hosted by Larry Michael, the show features Redskins players, coaches and sit-down interviews with team officials. (Show re-airs at 11:30 p.m/7:30 a.m. daily)

Redskins Nation is a half-hour show devoted to giving fans unfiltered access to the day's events at Redskins Park. Hosted by Larry Michael, the show features Redskins players, coaches and sit-down interviews with team officials. (Show re-airs at 11:30 p.m/7:30 a.m. daily)

Redskins Nation is a half-hour show devoted to giving fans unfiltered access to the day's events at Redskins Park. Hosted by Larry Michael, the show features Redskins players, coaches and sit-down interviews with team officials. (Show re-airs at 11:30 p.m/7:30 a.m. daily)

Redskins Nation is a half-hour show devoted to giving fans unfiltered access to the day's events at Redskins Park. Hosted by Larry Michael, the show features Redskins players, coaches and sit-down interviews with team officials. (Show re-airs at 11:30 p.m/7:30 a.m. daily)

Redskins Nation is a half-hour show devoted to giving fans unfiltered access to the day's events at Redskins Park. Hosted by Larry Michael, the show features Redskins players, coaches and sit-down interviews with team officials. (Show re-airs at 11:30 p.m/7:30 a.m. daily)

Redskins Nation is a half-hour show devoted to giving fans unfiltered access to the day's events at Redskins Park. Hosted by Larry Michael, the show features Redskins players, coaches and sit-down interviews with team officials. (Show re-airs at 11:30 p.m/7:30 a.m. daily)

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Because we’ve known the Redskins’ 2011 opponents for more than three months, there are only a few things of particular note in the official release of the schedule today: the locations, the sequence of the games, the number of primetime games, and the timing of the bye week. That’s about it.

But, hey, it’s something! So here’s my notes on those three things, and the whole schedule afterward.

LOCATIONS:

Just one: the game “at Buffalo” is actually being held “at Toronto,” so that’s interesting. There were some rumors of an overseas game, but those appear not to have panned out (unless we’re flying eastward to Seattle on November 27.

SEQUENCE:

Balanced, in my opinion. Divisional opponents spread throughout the season; just two road swings of two games each (one of which is followed by the BYE and the other of which includes the barely-a-road-trip flight to Carolina). The long flight to Seattle is sandwiched between two 1:00 home games, which is nice. And there’s a pleasant symmetry to the season opening and closing with NFC East games, I guess.

PRIMETIME GAMES:

Just one: Monday Night at Dallas in week 3. Flex scheduling could change that, of course, but as it stands now, primetime won’t have nearly the same chance to frustrate the Redskins this year.

BYE WEEK:

Earlier than in recent years, in week 5, but … well, it’s different, and anything that’s different seems like an improvement to me.

I’m sure I’ll plenty have more thoughts on this as the season gets closer, but for now, here it is: